There's nothing like the first time you get to meet people, attend education sessions and see the exhibit hall at the American Health Care Association, as I found out last week. If you weren't there, you missed a lot.

Invacare Corporation has introduced a new I-Lift™ series of floor lifts. The Invacare I-Lift Series has a manual base with a Power Plus model. New electronic features include a battery life indicator, plus a visual and audible low battery alarm and digital service monitor.

Long-term care facilities with safe resident handling training programs have significantly lower rates of caregiver injuries than facilities without such programs, new research finds. Facilities with safe resident handling programs are also more attractive to potential employees, according to the study.

Employees who are 16 or 17 years old are once again allowed to operate and assist with lifts used to move patients in healthcare facilities as long as they are properly trained, according to the Department of Labor.